The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem.

The first step toward faith is to admit that we don't know everything.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

If you want to find peace, then look at that point where you find you're dissatisfied and investigate what's really going on.

When mindfulness is weak, defilements are strong; when mindfulness is strong, defilements are weak.

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

The secret of happiness is to want what you already have.

The path of practice moves from faith through understanding to direct realization.

The path to enlightenment is not a path at all. It is a realization that where you are is where you have always been.

Mindfulness is the key to transformation. It enables us to see our experience as it really is, free from distortion and bias.

Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay.

The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.

The most important thing in life is to know death is coming and to prepare for it.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

Devotion is the head of meditation, as is often said. When you are inspired by some spiritual teacher, you can have a very strong connection with that person, and thereby the blessings can enter.

Appearances are mind, mind itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is spontaneous presence.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

The root of suffering is not in the world outside us but in our own minds.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

The path to liberation requires both individual effort and the support of the spiritual community.

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help.

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

All experiences are preceded by mind, led by mind, made by mind. Speak or act with a corrupted mind, and suffering follows as the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

You are the master of your own mind. You can be your best friend or your worst enemy.

In meditation, we are continuously discovering who and what we are.

Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.

To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma.